In 1934 fisherman, hunter and farmer Johan August Mattsson built a monument of stone with the inscription ”See God’s Wonderful Nature”. Mattsson lived with his family on a small island in the Åland archipelago in Finland. Like earlier generations on the island, the family caught fish, hunted seals and seabirds and kept cows and sheep.

Today most of us live in cities and catch our fish in a supermarket. It's only been 84 years, but it seems like several hundred.

Despite how tough life on the island must have been Mattsson took time to reflect and express his love for nature. What does our relationship with nature look like now that we don’t live like The Mattssons anymore but still are emotionally attached to nature? How do we approach it? How do we interact?

It’s obvious that there is a longing. We long, we need and sometimes we seem confused. What is it that we long for, why and what can this longing look like?

No one lives on Björkör, Mattsson’s island anymore. It is owned by the Åland Government and has become a recreational spot, a beautiful place in nature to visit when the weather is good.